FEPC compromise debated in Congress to keep agency alive
Washington July 7 the fair employment practices committee faces a suggested temporary compromise to block a move to permanent status. A southern House faction advances a plan to fund FEPC as a limited orderly body with token support while avoiding full legal powers. The measure aims to narrow delay while opponents seek a broader permanent act.
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Fair Employ Practice Committee
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Execuorder
Nazi Uprising Crushed In Budapest Bloodied Days
Reports describe the Arrow Cross revolt signaling a brutal crackdown in Budapest. Horthy’s government collapsed as Arrow Cross squads killed, looted, and herded Jews to camps and Danube piers, with victims used as targets for gunfire.
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Danube
Soviet Occupation Missteps Create Tense Berlin Ties
Soviet leaders discuss paying in kind for warmth with Western allies as Russian officers clash with American and French forces over Berlin zones. U S patrols restricted, and Russians bar requests for ID weathering shortages as Moscow plans withdrawal and westerns prepare to govern over a million impoverished residents.
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U. S
Trols
North Carolina State Guard Encampment Set At Fort Bragg
Fort Bragg hosts the North Carolina state guard annual encampment starting July 7 with about 2000 guardsmen. Brig Gen John T Kennedy says preparations are complete and the unit will train for three days in the Adkin area before civilian soldiers join for the rest of the schedule.
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North Carolina State Guard
John T. Kennedy
Adkin
Ft Bragg
Soviet Pressure at Allied Conference on War Crimes and Europe Aid
The Soviets push for speedier war crime trials and tighter action against banned Nazis in Allied zones. They demand attention to reparations, the fate of fascist regimes in Spain and Argentina, and closer coordination among Britain, the United States, and the USSR on postwar Europe.
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Romania
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Austria
National Unity
United States
Franco
Spain
Europe
Argentina
Guardsmen Shipped by Bus to Ft Bragg for Training
On Sunday July 22 guardsmen will be transported to Ft Bragg in school buses. The exercise is directed by district No 2 of the fourth service command led by Col Albert M. Jackson.
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Fourth Service Command
Albert M. Jackson
Lieutenant Is Discharged For Profit On Sale
Baltimore July 7 The army discharged First Lt. James J. Patnode for his role in selling an Eskimo Malamute dog named Lucky to a private for profit. Patnode arranged the sale while last at Camp Lee Virginia, with Pfc Malcolm C. Douglas of East Orange New Jersey. Audrey Roe later bought the dog for 7.50. Douglas wired 300 to Patnode, who knew the dog was worth 300 to 400 according to reports.
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Lake Placid
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Malcom C. Douglas
East Orange
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Pathode
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Army
Russia shifts in Far East policy amid talks on peace
An American source notes Russia seeks a broader role in future eastern settlements and warns that without general agreement on Russia’s Far East status, European settlement talks will falter. The London Sunday Chronicle reports Russia may tilt toward Britain and the United States to end the war in the Far East, with Stalin eyeing a postponed Europe peace conference.
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Rehabilitation centers aid soldiers back to duty in WWII military justice
Patterson outlined the army's rehabilitation program noting 23,674 trained for return to service with 12,206 restored and about 90 percent performing well. He cited Paris black market cases and European theater figures showing limited85 convictions and 2,235 returned to duty, plus a five member clemency board reviewing sentences.
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Army
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Europe
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Sherman Minton
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Only Eclipse This Year To Occur Monday
The only solar eclipse this year will be total in Idaho at sunrise and total for about 25 seconds in Montana. Observers from Harvard, Franklin Institute, and Princeton will photograph and study the event across North America, with varied totality percentages in major cities.
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Philager
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Saskatchewan
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Philadelphia
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Malta
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Father Of Quads Seeks Marriage To Unwed Mother
William H. Thompson, father of English quadruplets born to Norah Carpenter, tells the Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph he wants to marry Norah and bring the children to the United States. He refuses divorce on moral grounds and notes his army service overseas four years with 121 points, including 32 for the children. One child died within 24 hours of birth and Thompson hopes to resolve the situation for all involved.
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Pittsburgh
William H
Red) Thompson
Norah Carpenter
Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph Today
Norah
Thompson
Thom
England
Railroads battle Pullman space limits amid redeployment
The AAR and AAA outline a no exceptions policy to free Pullman space for troops during redeployment. Army transport will use military facilities if needed, raising congestion on buses and day coaches. 10 to 12 percent fewer coaches due to redeployment, with a 3 to 5 month pinch expected as peak military travel approaches.
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J. Monroe Johnson
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Pearl Harbor
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J. W. Stevenson
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Springfield
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Iowa
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Memphis
Australian Air Campaign Pummels Japanese Ships and Bases
Allied air forces report damaging four enemy ships south of Honshu and five more at a harbor in the Yellow Sea. Japan air bases in the Ryukyus near Okinawa are pounded with seven planes damaged on the ground. Japanese aircraft destroyed by US fronts tally at least 6 739 in six months, with 859 probably destroyed. British naval force sweeps mines near Car Nigobar Island. Chinese forces renew fighting near Fukien coast and areas around Amoy and Kiangsi as Chiang Kai-shek vows decisive war progress. Southeast Asia command notes cleanup of Japanese positions along the Sittang and Salween approaches as Burma edge lines remain contested.
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Burma
Railroads to reduce sleeping car service on major routes
The Waynes Burlington and Quincy plans 19 Pullmans system wide with six from Chicago to Minneapolis and Quincy. New York Central passenger officials will meet Moray in New York and Chicago to discuss changes. Pennsylvania railroad says Chicago to Detroit Indianapolis Louisville Cincinnati will lose sleeping car service. exact car reductions not yet available.
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Food shortage extends into 1946 with limited relief
The report notes rationing to stay below demand through year end and into 1946 first half, despite slightly higher spring meat output. First of the month slaughter quotas brought brief gains. pork and lard shortages persisted, squeezing bakers. Washington said June truck crops advanced but northern areas lagged. southern harvests ending. Abroad Greece faced no relief. Germany relied on fried wheat, Italy hoped for stable days, Cuba prices rose sharply.
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Special House
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Ministry of Agriculture
Japanese Hospital Ship at Wake Echoes Mercy Gesture
A Japanese hospital ship bound to Wake Island to evacuate sick and wounded was intercepted by an American destroyer returning to Japan with nearly 1000 ill crew and soldiers. The ship’s visit and return set a wartime precedent in the Pacific as a rare mercy gesture amid broad encirclement.
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Yellow Sea
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A L Brewer 53 Dies Sudden in Thomasville
A L Brewer aged 53 of Durham died en route to a local hospital after a heart attack suffered at his sister in law’s home on Winston Street. He leaves a widow and two children Helen and Arthur Lee Hunt, plus a sister and three brothers. Funeral arrangements were set with Green Funeral Home.
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A. Brewer
Hunt Street
Durham
W. F. Brewer
Winston Street
J. F. and
Camelia Saunders
Helen
Arthur Lee Hunt
Banner Leach
High Point
Dudley Brewer
Huey Brewer
Milwaukee
Cecil Brewer
Green Funeral Home
Monopolized match industry in the United States exposed
The report describes Diamond Match Co as dominant, controlling Universal Match, Ohio Match, BFC, Lion, and related firms through William Fairburn and William Gordon. Diamond's Uniform Chemical Co. links to Swedish and German potash suppliers, with Diamond owning most matchmaking machinery. Patman investigated after a novelty folder highlighted Texas data, seeking a Texarkana factory but facing obstacles.
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United States
Diamond Match Compan
William Ma. Ce
Eral
Liam Gordon
Chemische Fabrik Grieshein Elektron
Diamond Match Company
Diamond
Patman
Texas
Texarkana
Lehman in Rome for UNRRA inspection tour
Herben H. Lehman, director of the UNRRA, arrived in Rome for an inspection tour of UNRRA activities in Italy and the Balkans. He will meet with Prime Minister Parri and hold an audience with the Italian leader tomorrow.
Risked His Life Bronze Star for Heroic Frontline Rescue
Marion C. Rowland Jr., 20, son of Oklahoma City residents and former High Point native, earned the Bronze Star for entering the front lines with Patton's 11th armored division near Bastogne to retrieve two wounded comrades under German fire. He previously grew up in High Point and graduated from High Point High School before attending Virginia Polytechnic Institute at Blacksburg.
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Marion C. Rowland, Jr
M. C. Rowland
Oklahoma City
Okla
High Point
Patton
Bastogne
Rowland
Va. Polytechnic Institute
Blacksburg
Wake garrison plight disclosed as island ripe for recapture
The remaining Wake garrison's situation was fully disclosed by the American commando and the island was described as ripe for recapture at any time. Details note the enemy hospital ship visit as a provocation.
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